Album Review: Nic Cester – Sugar Rush

Album Review: Nic Cester – Sugar Rush

Jet frontman Nic Cester releases his debut solo offering the wistfully eclectic ‘Sugar Rush’. Opener and title track ‘Sugar Rush’ has a sewn together experimental edge that catches, releases and then recaptures the attention. Cester’s voice is still crystal clear...
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Album Review: Chelsea Grin – Eternal Nightmare

Album Review: Chelsea Grin – Eternal Nightmare

Fair to say that Utah Deathcore merchants Chelsea Grin have had a tough time getting this album released. Lead singer Alex Koehler has sensibly put his sobriety first and left the band to concentrate on his ongoing rehabilitation while guitarist...
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CD/DVD Review: Bruce Dickinson – Scream For Me Sarajevo

CD/DVD Review: Bruce Dickinson – Scream For Me Sarajevo

In 1992 and the endless siege of the Sarajevo begins with shells, shrapnel and snippers. The story of how Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist who was then a solo artist) and his band Skunkworks ended up playing a concert in...
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Album Review: Kyle Falconer – No Thank You

Album Review: Kyle Falconer – No Thank You

The View lead singer (and founding member) Kyle Falconer is setting sail on a solo voyage around his newly clear mind, stopping off at good hope, health and happiness. The former cheeky rapscallion’s journey from hellraiser to bed maker is...
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Album Review: Theia – The Ghost Light

Album Review: Theia – The Ghost Light

Burton On Trent Three piece THEIA releases their latest album the hook-laden and Classic Rock catchy ‘The Ghost Light’. Opener ‘What You Want’ has an infectious boom boom riff which is chopped into a tasty chorus that stirs up a...
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Album Review: Martin Simpson – An Introduction to Martin Simpson

Album Review: Martin Simpson – An Introduction to Martin Simpson

“An Introduction to Martin Simpson” (Topic Records)- The contents of this enthralling anthology were personally selected and sequenced by Martin Simpson himself and supply an eloquent overview of this peerless folk performer’s recording caree...
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EP Review: Devilin Me – Self Titled

EP Review: Devilin Me – Self Titled

Jesus Hooligan side project Devilin Me crackling with a dirty honesty that requires scrubbing with a wire brush to get the real-life stink off the skin. Opener ‘Devilin Me’ is a punch to the lungs from Bill Sikes while bullseye...
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EP Review: The Rareflowers – Self Titled

EP Review: The Rareflowers – Self Titled

New Jersey three-piece The Rareflowers self-titled E.P laconically strokes Pop’s underbelly with a flower while laying in the long grass and staring at the blue sky, through shades. Opener ‘Trip Into The Sun’ shimmies and kinks with a sixties Brit...
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EP Review: Liquid State – Save Yourself

EP Review: Liquid State – Save Yourself

Bristolian Rock outfit Liquid State’s debut E.P ‘Save Yourself’ kicks off with the anthemic ‘After Hours’. The song has an enterprisingly confrontational chorus and a Hard Rock meets Grunge musical spine. The methodical ‘Bones To Glass’ pounds wi...
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Album Review: The Agony Scene – Tormentor

Album Review: The Agony Scene – Tormentor

After a ten year recoding embargo The Agony Scene return with the brutalistic ‘Tormentor’. The aurul battery begins with ‘Hand Of The Divine’ it’s a bone rattling attack of imperious style that criss crosses the Speed and Thrash gears. The...
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